What American History Teaches us about Political Communication, with Dr. Ben Epstein
Social Media and Politics

What American History Teaches us about Political Communication, with Dr. Ben Epstein

B2Upper-intermediateMarch 29, 202046 min
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Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Social Media and Politics podcast, bringing you expert insights into how social media is changing the political game. I'm your host, Michael Bassetta, political scientist at Loon University. Remember, you can connect with us on Twitter at SMNP Podcast, or visit us on the web

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at socialmediaandpolitics.org. ["The political purposes, whether that's political campaigning, whether that's social movements or interest groups. If we look back at the history of

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communication technologies, particularly the United States, we'll start to see a pattern where a technology becomes introduced, certain political actors start to play with that technology and test it out. When it's successful, others copy that, and then a new communication technology comes and kind of disrupts

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